Lemon Essential Oil and some recipes

I love lemon essential oil! It has such a bright, happy scent and it just makes you feel good! It is a very versatile oil that integrates into daily use in every home in a myriad of ways. 

If you want some recipes that use lemon, here are some great ones:

Blood support blend: Lemon 4 drops, Melissa 1 drop, in capsule 2 times a day

Preoccupied with detail: Frankincense 3 drops, Vetiver 2 drops, Lemon 1 drop.

Memory support: Lemon 1 drop, Rosemary 1 drop, White Fir 1 drop.

Improve Sense of Humor: Lemon 2 drops, Frankincense 1 drop, Rose 1 drop, Lavender 2 drops, mix and wear on bones behind the ears.

Anti-Belligerant-Tension Blend: 1/8 ounce coconut oil, Lemon oil 2 drops, Bergamot Oil 4 drops, Ylang Ylang 3 drops, Sandalwood Oil 2 drops, Melissa 1 drop.

Energizing Body Oil: 2 ounces of coconut oil, Lemon Oil 3 drops, Geranium 3 drops, Coriander 2 drops, Rosemary 4 drops.

Gum Therapy Oil Blend: 1/8 ounce coconut oil, Lemon 3 drops, Myrrh 6 drops, Melaluca 10 drops, Peppermint 1 drop. Massage into your gums after you brush your teeth once a day for regular gum maintenance.

Occasional Head-Tension Relief with Mood lifting: Lemon 4 drops, Roman Chamomile 2 drops, Lavender 2 drops, Marjoram 2 drops, Rosemary 1 drop, White Fir 1 drop, Coconut Oil 8 drops. Mix gently in a roller bottle and roll on the muscles at the back of the neck and shoulders and allow to work for 5 minutes. Then stretch head from side to side gently.

Warm Compress for Vein support: 2-quart glass bowl, 1/3 teaspoon of Epsom Salts in bottom of bowl – add: Lemon 1 drop, Rosemary 1 drop, Geranium 2 drops, Pour 1 quart Warm Water into bowl, mix gently. Soak a clean cloth in the water and apply the compress to the affected areas. Elevate your legs for fifteen minutes. Follow with a Cool Stimulating Compress for Vein Support.

Cool Stimulating Compress for Vein Support: 2 quart glass bowl, 1/3 teaspoon of Epsom Salts in bottom of bowl—add: Cypress 2 drops, Ginger 1 drop, Peppermint 1 drop, add one quart of cool water, blend gently, soak a clean cloth in the water and apply it to the legs. Elevate your legs for 15 minutes. Follow with Vein Support Massage Oil

Vein Support Massage Oil: combine 1 ounce coconut oil, Cypress 3 drops, Patchouli 2 drops, Rosemary 2 drops, Lemon 1 drop and Geranium 1 drop. Gently blend in bottle and the begin applying directly above the veins that need support, massage your legs with oil, using strokes directed upward toward the heart. Repeat once or twice daily.

Mouth Sore Compress: 1-quart glass bowl, add 1/3 teaspoon Epsom salts, add oils to Epsom salts before adding water, 1 drop each of Lemon, Melaluca, and Bergamot… add the water to the premixed salts/oils and blend. Soak a clean cloth in the water to make a compress; apply the compress to the affected area frequently during the day.

Immune-Boosting Massage Oil: 2 ounces of Coconut oil, Lemon 3 drops, White Fir 2 drops, Frankincense 2 drops, Myrrh 1 drop, Wild Orange 4 drops, Geranium 4 drops, Thyme 1 drop, Lavender 2 drops. Blend gently and then apply over body a few times a day after exposure to seasonal threats or when heavy stress is happening.

Sweet Dreams Personal Blend: 1/8 ounce of Coconut oil, Lemon 2 drops, Sandalwood 6 drops, Ylang Ylang 2 drops, Coriander 1 drop and Vetiver 1 drop. Apply a few drops of the blend to your wrists and rub together and inhale.

These nasty seasonal threats!

So, I've been hearing about a LOT of people struggling to maintain a healthy respiratory system I thought I'd post my tools here for those looking for ways to support their bodies.

Maintaining open airways (fills a 15ml bottle)

eucalyptus 50 drops (supports open airways and sinuses)
peppermint 40 drops (supports open airways, also helps increase the absorption of the other oils)
lime 30 drops (good for all things respiratory)
lemon 30 drops (relieves congestion)
lavender 30 drops (calms, soothes)
cypress 20 drops (helps with occasional coughing and supports breathing)
rosemary 20 drops (helps with occasional coughing and congestion, and supports breathing)
frankincense 15 drops (helps with everything)
fill rest of bottle with coconut oil



Chest Rub 

 6 drops Melaleuca
 12 drops Eucalyptus
 15 drops Rosemary
 12 drops Peppermint
 9 drops Cypress
Apply to chest for relief of occasional cough.  Can also be made with virgin coconut oil and used as a 
rub



Upper and Lower respiratory support
22 drops Marjoram
22 drops Thyme
15 drops respiratory blend
15drops Melaleuca
10 mil roller bottle Fill the rest with Coconut Oil
Rub on chest, back and feet. Also layer respiratory blend diluted with 1 to 4 Coconut Oil on chest, back and feet. Also layer immune support blend the same way, same dilution. Do this protocol every hour and continue for 2-3 days after you're feeling well. 


Sinus Discomfort
   40 respiratory blend
   25 Lime
This remedy is perfect for the occasional runny/stuffy nose.  Apply over sinus areas under eyes and above 
eyebrows; also under nose.  It is very effective to layer with lavender to relieve occasional inflammation.


Immune support             
 20 Oregano
 40 Lemon
 30 Immune support blend
This is a great concoction for supporting the immune system.  When you feel mild aches or the occasional scratchy throat coming, its time to start! Apply on throat, behind ears, and bottom of feet. You can also substitute melaleuca instead of oregano for a milder mixture. Or use both for extra power. 

Emotional Healing with Oils

Energy work is a topic that is relatively new to me. It. Is. Fascinating! I love all the things I'm learning about it! It resonates with me and enhances my spiritual growth and progress. It's been so interesting to me to learn ways to use oils to help with my family's energy.

The most amazing thing to me was to learn that frankincense will bring you closer to your father (both your spiritual Father and your earthly father) and myrrh will bring you closer to your mother or mother earth (which to me also translates into my spiritual mother). Interesting that those are two of the three gifts the Wise Men brought to the Baby Jesus as he left his heavenly parents to come into this mortal world. I find things like that in the scriptures all the time. The Lord's parables, metaphors and symbols are unbelievably perfect. And the idea that the wise men knew to bring gifts to the Savior that would help Him commune with His Father and Mother was profound to me.

Another oil that I've been using lately for my son is melaleuca. It's the oil of energetic boundaries and helps break negative ties in relationships with people, energies, or spiritual beings that drain one's energy. Some energy work with my son has suggested that this is a problem for him. That others are draining and confusing his energy and it's part of what causes his weird negative behavior. Melaleuca helps establish boundaries so no energetic leaching can continue. I'm excited for this tool and will continue to use it with him and monitor his behavior! Cool!

A recipe that I'm excited to try as I work at the beginning stages of my new essential oils business is 4 drops of bergamot, 4 drops of lemon, 3 drops of basil, and 3 drops of geranium. This blend helps with decision-making and positive attitude. It's one I want to keep in mind for the times that I get discouraged.

I'm also looking forward to try a combo of clove, frankincense, and wild orange with my kids when they are being selfish because it promotes a desire to serve others. Cool? I think so!

This is opening a whole new world for me for being a healthy and happy person. I've learned over the years how to not hate myself and my life and how to feel content with things, but I haven't yet learned to enjoy my life and to feel happy about where I am in life. I tend to look forward to the next impending change that I expect to fix all the things I feel to complain about in my current situation, whatever that may be. The things I'm learning about oils and energy work are empowering and I look forward to learning more about how to help myself overcome my emotional obstacles. What a blessing this knowledge is!

Behavior Challenges

I am SO excited about the new focus blend I found!! I have high hopes that it will do a lot for my 7 year old. He's a very good-hearted guy but he struggles immensely with impulse control and a few other things. My kids have been through a lot this year. Lots of change. Their daddy finished school (YAY!!) and was home a lot for the first few months as he looked for a job. Then we had a baby (#5) and then Daddy moved to Arizona without us for a few weeks while he looked for a house for us. Once we were all out here, the kids were home for a week while I hunted and hunted for a suitable school. My guy was not up for the challenge and it was a rough month or so at the new school and a rough time at home. This year, I have them at a different school and my son's first month there was a struggle. He was coming home everyday "on yellow" which is the way his school tracks and motivates behavior. Green is good, purple is better, blue is best. Yellow is a warning, orange is strike two, red is a note sent home and losing recess. Seriously, his calendar for ALL of August had one or two greens and the rest was yellow, an orange, and a red. So this month, I came up with some oils that I thought would help him:

Frankincense--An all around oil for when-in-doubt. It also helps you feel closer to your Heavenly Father, which I feel will help him to make better choices and feel of God's love for him, which he, in turn, is usually great at paying forward.

Grounding blend (lots of tree oils)--to help him feel grounded and normal and less clumsy.

Cilantro--I used this at night for a while to purge heavy metals since they are linked to all kinds of health and behavior issues. Then it got misplaced when I cooked with it one day... :(

Lemon--to help him feel happy and to cleanse toxins.

Wild Orange--to help him focus and stay on task.

Peppermint--to help him feel alert and attentive (he still sucks his thumb when he's tired or grumpy)

I used these on him everyday. I also had him start taking healthy lunches from home instead of eating school lunch. Partway through the month, I got lazy/the kids got lazy/we ran out of food/we ran out of money and decided to capitalize on the free lunches from school, so he's eating school lunch again. But his September calendar looks 100 times better!!! ALL greens, except for two purples!! How's that for an improvement!? Since we stopped doing home lunches, his behavior at home has been worse, but he's keeping it together at school, so we'll take that! Thank you, essential oils!!